If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you'll be able to both access and update any file, which includes system files, and change various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and also to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you create one more user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

When you get a virtual private servers from us, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server includes no website hosting Control Panel at all, or when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you can modify any part of the system via a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you will still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, yet you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to take care of your world wide web content and many of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice when you wish to run any software that you can't install in a standard shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect through SSH and to take care of the content on the hosting server, yet the root access privileges are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

Each dedicated server that we offer features full root-level access, if the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you want to install and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have specific requirements about the server software setting which can't be fulfilled by a standard shared web hosting plan, our servers will be the right solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you're able to access the server and modify its settings and the content that you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll have a graphical interface to control everything related to your web content, and also most server-side settings. Of course, if you get a dedicated server with no Control Panel, you can set up some third-party instrument manually, as long as it is compatible with the OS that you have chosen at signup. If you select the Hepsia Control Panel on your order page, you'll have restricted root access, however you will still be able to do a number of things through a Secure Shell console.